CHINESE PHILOSOPHY

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

SPRING 2023

1-30 PRACTICAL MATTERS/OVERVIEW 

2-1 WHAT IS CHINESE PHILOSOPHY?--BVN--PREFACE & CH. 1 

2-3 CHINESE PHILOSOPHY--RL--PREFACE & INTRO 

2-6 RL--CH. 1--QUIZ #1 

2-8 RL--CH. 2 

2-10 RL--CH. 3 

2-13 RL--CH. 4--QUIZ #2 

2-15 BVN--CH. 2 (pgs. 17-32)--P 

2-17 BVN--CH. 3 (pgs. 33-47) & Great Learning Handout--P 

2-20 Analects--Background and RICP--Analects--Bks. 1-4 (pgs. 1-13)--P--QUIZ #3 

2-22 RICP--Analects--Bks. 5-9 (pgs. 13-28)--P 

2-24 RICP--Analects--Bks. 10-20 (pgs. 28-54)--P 

2-27 BVN--CH. 4 (pgs. 49-68)--P--QUIZ #4

3-01 RICP--Mozi (pgs. 59-80)--P 

3-03 RICP--Mozi (pgs. 80-111)--P 

3-06 BVN--CH. 5 (pgs. 69-81)--P--QUIZ #5 

3-08 BVN--CH. 6 (pgs. 83-100)--P 

3-10 ASDP CONFERENCE--NO CLASS! 

3-13 RICP--Mengzi (pgs. 115-137)--P--QUIZ #6 

3-15 RICP--Mengzi (pgs. 137-157)--P 

3-17 BVN--CH. 7 (pgs. 101-119)--P 

3-20 SPRING BREAK--NO CLASS! 

3-22 SPRING BREAK--NO CLASS! 

3-24 SPRING BREAK--NO CLASS! 

3-27 BVN--CH. 10 (pgs. 163-183)--P 

3-29 RICP--Xunzi (pgs. 255-285)--P 

3-31 RICP--Xunzi (pgs. 285-307)--P 

4-03 BVN--CH. 11 (pgs. 185-199)--P--QUIZ #7 

4-05 RICP--Han Feizi (pgs. 311-335)--P OR MIDTERM? 

4-07 EASTER BREAK--NO CLASS! 

4-10 EASTER BREAK--NO CLASS! 

4-12 RICP--Han Feizi (pgs. 335-359)--P--QUIZ #8 

4-14 Zhongyong--P 

4-17 BVN--CH. 8 (pgs. 121-139)--P--QUIZ #9 

4-19 RICP--Laozi (pgs. 161-180)--P 

4-21 RICP--Laozi (pgs. 181-203)--P 

4-24 BVN--CH. 9 (pgs. 141-162)--P--QUIZ #10 

4-26 RICP--Zhuangzi (pgs. 207-226)--P 

4-28 RICP--Zhuangzi (pgs. 226-250)--P 

5-01 BASIC BUDDHISM--QUIZ #11 

5-03 Bodhidharma-Intro & 1st Sermon & Bloodstream Sermon--P Bodhidharma--Wake-up & Breakthrough Sermons--P 

5-05 Diamond Sutra--P 

5-08 Sutra of Hui-Neng--P--QUIZ #12 

5-10 Sutra of Hui-Neng--P 

5-12 Chinese Buddhism--Chan/Zen--JL Handout--PART II INTRO (pgs. 209-219) and CH. 12 (pgs. 304-330)--P--LAST CLASS! 

5-16 FINAL EXAM? (10:30 AM-12:30 PM) OR FINAL PAPER?